Ally Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I hear 'the kids' actually prefer the foos to Nirvana these days. Leaving aside the fact the Kurt died in '94 and that Grohl was the Nirvana drummer - so obviously it's only a hypothetical battle - who do you think is/was the better band? PS - The answer's Nirvana, by the way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHyperChondriac Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Good god man. Nirvana all the way. As much as I like the Foos earlier stuff they just dont compare to Nirvana. 'The color and the shape', is a fantastic album but Nirvana were the pioneers of a new potato. Im talking grade A special mash. For further listening go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jup5G0meTm4 and get scrubbed up and peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Damn right THC! Check out this performance.... (the best bit is at 2:15 when Kurt slams down his guitar for The Big Scream!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Kurt Cobain would be tossing in his grave if he knew what his band turned into. Tut Tut. I've never been a Foo Fighters fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyVocoustic Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 there is only one way to settle this.... The True Truth.... There we go, its settled, end of thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I'm no expert on either band; I've never listened to an entire album from either of them but, on the whole, based purely on the songs I've heard so far, I'd rather listen to some more Foo Fighters than some more Nirvana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Foo fighters are alright. I like Learn to Fly a lot and the 1st album had some great tunes on it. I haven't really given any of their newer stuff a try, but the singles have been mostly enjoyable, with the exception of The Best of You (or whatever it's called), which is rubbish. I don't dislike them and love the fact that Dave is pretty much the Rock 'n' Roll equivalent of Tom Hanks. When compared to the majesty of Nirvana, however, The Foos don't even come close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 The Foo fighters are a great Rock band. I've liked everything they've done that I've heard tho' I don't actually own a FF album. (apart from some dodgy copies from friends on my computer) However... Nirvana rescued Rock! Before Nirvana we had Thrash which had got so extreme it had basically disappeared up it's own a**e, and Stadium cock-rock, which was garbage. There were no other options other than a few old stalwarts like AC/DC and Rush gamely soldiering on in the wasteland. Then Kurt and the boys came along and saved us from the cow-poop. Nevermind was, in my opinion, as significant an album as Never mind the stoness, or Sgt Peppers. Tragically, as is so often the case, those that burn the brightest burn out first and we lost Kurt. RIP KK, and thanks. P.S What's with the automated censorship? Surely a-r-s-e isn't too offensive? (*** mod edit ***) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 P.S What's with the automated censorship? Surely a-r-s-e isn't too offensive?Since folks tend to ignore polite requests to moderate their own language, the line must be drawn somewhere. Unfortunately, in the case above, the famous album by the Sex Pistols is an unfortunate casualty of measures in place to prevent a lowering of the forum's tone we've noticed over the last few months. We would appreciate your support, rather than having you try to work around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanofNess Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Well I'm the only one to vote foo fighters But that's because Nirvana depressed the hell out of me, every time I heard Cobain's wailing I changed the station. Least the foo fighters have a bit of fun about their music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 ^ Nah; I've voted for them too, now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 From Nivana's MTV Unplugged performance alone I'd vote them. I don't think the Foo Fighters (nor many others) could top that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoolHaddock Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I voted for the Foo's too. Canna bear the sound o Kurt's voice. The foo's hay a laugh and write some excellent material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVRTENNENTS Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 The foos and Nirvan are completely different you cannot compare the 2! The Foos are more rockier whereas Nirvan are a drone o s**t. Foos hands down plus Dave Grohl is a far superior front man than Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachmill Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 ^^I take it you've seen both live then to decide on best front man. Maybe you're meaning as things stand now... in which case Kurt certainly wouldn't be putting on much of a show these days You're right about the bands being very different though. Nirvana vs. Mudhoney would make a much better fight IMO. Loved the Foo Fighters debut album but was never that impressed wi anything that came after. So Nirvana gets my vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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